Let Me Explain with Seán Defoe
Newstalk
If you don't have the time to keep up with every twist and turn of the news agenda then sit back and Let Me Explain. Each week host Seán Defoe goes behind the scenes on one of the biggest stories dominating the airwaves. Why is it a big deal? Who's trying to spin you a line? And, most importantly, why should you give a damn?
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If you don't have the time to keep up with every twist and turn of the news agenda then sit back and Let Me Explain. Each week host Seán Defoe goes behind the scenes on one of the biggest stories dominating the airwaves. Why is it a big deal? Who's trying to spin you a line? And, most importantly, why should you give a damn? CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainment Listen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk
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Episodes
229. Can googly eyes stop seagulls from eating your chips?
4/17/2026
This week we're talking to a conservation expert who has been studying ways to keep greedy seagulls away from your food.
Duration:00:16:53
228. The Healy-Raesignation
4/15/2026
This week the inside story on the dramatic exit from the Government of the brothers Healy Rae
Duration:00:18:27
227. How do fuel caps work?
4/9/2026
This week we're talking about how Malta is keeping the cost of fuel low and whether the Irish Government could follow suit
Duration:00:15:02
226. A history of the Straits of Hormuz
4/1/2026
This week we're looking at the history of the straits of Hormuz as the small body of water takes over the news agenda
Duration:00:10:47
225. Should we adopt a first past the post system for voting?
3/27/2026
This week we're looking at whether Ireland should borrow something from the UK and steal their voting system
Duration:00:18:43
224. The Origins of Daylight Savings Time
3/26/2026
This week we delve into the strange and wonderful origins of daylight savings time. What did the author of Sherlock Homles have to do with it? And we reminisce on the era when Cork and Dublin were in different time zones
Duration:00:14:58
223. Dadhood: The hidden risks of being drunk at conception
3/20/2026
This week we're getting the rather scary update on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and the fact that Dad having a drink also carries risks.
Duration:00:21:23
222. Inside Micheál Martin vs Donald Trump 2.0
3/18/2026
This week we're catching up with our reporter in Washington Jamie O'Hara to get the inside track from the St Patrick's Day Oval Office trip
Duration:00:20:23
221. How does fuel pricing actually work? And are you being gouged?
3/13/2026
This week Kevin McPartland from Fuels Ireland joins Sean to talk through how fuel pricing actually works during a crisis like the current one.
Duration:00:22:46
220. Dadhood: Supporting mum pre and postpartum
3/12/2026
This week we're talking about what dads can do in the early days to support mum and baby
Duration:00:23:49
219: Will Katie Taylor get her dream farewell fight at Croke Park?
3/5/2026
Katie Taylor has made it pretty clear: she's retiring this year, and wants to sign off her stellar career with something that's always eluded her: a homecoming fight in Croke Park.
Off The Ball's Cameron Hill details the near-decade-long saga behind getting this bout organised, and the obstacles to it becoming a reality in 2026.
Duration:00:22:10
218. Two weeks of paternity leave is not nearly enough
2/26/2026
This week Sean and Labour TD Ciaran Ahern discuss why two weeks of statutory paternity leave is not nearly enough for new dads
Duration:00:20:48
217. Dadhood: The psychology of becoming a parent
2/19/2026
This week psychotherapist Stella O'Malley joins the podcast to talk about what literally goes through our heads when we become parents
Duration:00:20:26
216. Dadhood: How to survive sleep deprivation torture
2/12/2026
This week we're joined by sleep expert and recent dad Tom Coleman to chat through how to cope with those sleepless nights
Duration:00:22:52
215. Dadhood: The things they don't tell you in antenatal classes
2/5/2026
On a new series 'Dadhood' Sean delves into the real lives of working dads with resident Newstalk fathers Frank Greaney and Shane Hannon. It's the start of a new series looking at what it's like to be a first time dad.
Duration:00:30:29
214. The 22 countries the Government doesn't want you travelling to
1/29/2026
This week we explore the Government's no travel list - the 22 countries it strongly advises you don't visit
Duration:00:16:46
213. What is the EU's 'Trade Bazooka' it could use against Donald Trump?
1/21/2026
This week we're looking at the EU's Anti Coercion Instrument - AKA its trade bazooka. What is it? How could it be used? And should it be fired at the US?
Duration:00:19:34
212. The last time the US tried to take over Greenland
1/15/2026
This week we're looking at historical attempts by the US to take over Greenland - from offers of island swaps to the massive amount of gold offered after World War 2
Duration:00:08:04
211. What is the Mercosur deal?
1/8/2026
This week - what is the Mercosur deal? Why are farmers against it? And should it be passed anyway?
Duration:00:14:43
210. 2026 BINGO
1/1/2026
On this episode we're making predictions for the news year to come! Saoirse Hanley, Jane Matthews and Ciara Treacy join Sean Defoe to make some bold predictions for 2026
Duration:00:44:22